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XoRTH Carolina Wills. 165
And Lastly, I give & Bequeath to John Ancrum, my now
Partner, all the rest of my Real or Personal Estate not before
given, to him & his heirs forever, Who with Robert Schaw,
I Constitute & Appoint my Executors of this my will, to see
it Executed as it means wdthout any form of law, which they
know I never Choose to have any thing to say to, on which
Account I make this will more for their Government in the
distribution of my Effects, than to have it conformable to law,
& I desire that they may Construct it as such knowing this
to be my hand writing without even a Witness as the Law in all
Wills directs, therefore desire that they may agree in all things
Like Brothers, Live together in Harmony to perform their
friend's Will & Remember him only as he has deserved.
Given under my hand as my Last Will and Testament at
Wilmington, the 11th. May, 1767.
Alexr Duncan.
P: S: Mrs. Elizabeth Hall may be in Ordinary Circum-stances,
in Case of her being so, my Will is that during her
Continuance as such, that my Executors pay her yearly the
sum of Thirty Pounds, Proclamation money, for her assistance.
North Carolina.
The Within last Will and Testament of Alexander Duncan, deceased,
was proved before me this 18 Day of May, in the Year of our Lord, 1768,
by Thomas Cobham and William Lord, who swore that they were well
acquanted with the Handwriting of the said Alexander Duncan, the
Testator, and that they verily believe the said deceases Name, as well as
the whole Body of the Will, is of his, the said Testators own proper Hand-writing.
The said Thomas Cobham and William Lord further declare,
that they were both before and since the Date of the said Will, well ac-quainted
with the said Alexander Duncan in his Life Time, and were often
in his Company, & that they believe at the Time of the date the Said Will
He was of sound and disposing mind & Memory.
John Ancrum and Robert Schaw the Executors therein named took the
Oaths appointed for their Qualification.
Ordered That Letters Testamentary issue thereon accordingly.
Wm. Tryon.
(Endorsement)
Alexr. Duncan's Will. Recorded.
This is the Will of Alexander Duncan of Wilmington, merchant at the
time of Leaving North Carolina, going for England, which is not to be
Opened till Accounts are Certain of his Decease.
Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State.
GEORGE DURANT'S WILL.
In the name of God Amen, the ninth day of October, 1688.
I, George Durant, of the Countie of Albemarle, in the Prov-ince
of Carolina, Marriner, being in perfect health and memory,
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| Full Text | XoRTH Carolina Wills. 165 And Lastly, I give & Bequeath to John Ancrum, my now Partner, all the rest of my Real or Personal Estate not before given, to him & his heirs forever, Who with Robert Schaw, I Constitute & Appoint my Executors of this my will, to see it Executed as it means wdthout any form of law, which they know I never Choose to have any thing to say to, on which Account I make this will more for their Government in the distribution of my Effects, than to have it conformable to law, & I desire that they may Construct it as such knowing this to be my hand writing without even a Witness as the Law in all Wills directs, therefore desire that they may agree in all things Like Brothers, Live together in Harmony to perform their friend's Will & Remember him only as he has deserved. Given under my hand as my Last Will and Testament at Wilmington, the 11th. May, 1767. Alexr Duncan. P: S: Mrs. Elizabeth Hall may be in Ordinary Circum-stances, in Case of her being so, my Will is that during her Continuance as such, that my Executors pay her yearly the sum of Thirty Pounds, Proclamation money, for her assistance. North Carolina. The Within last Will and Testament of Alexander Duncan, deceased, was proved before me this 18 Day of May, in the Year of our Lord, 1768, by Thomas Cobham and William Lord, who swore that they were well acquanted with the Handwriting of the said Alexander Duncan, the Testator, and that they verily believe the said deceases Name, as well as the whole Body of the Will, is of his, the said Testators own proper Hand-writing. The said Thomas Cobham and William Lord further declare, that they were both before and since the Date of the said Will, well ac-quainted with the said Alexander Duncan in his Life Time, and were often in his Company, & that they believe at the Time of the date the Said Will He was of sound and disposing mind & Memory. John Ancrum and Robert Schaw the Executors therein named took the Oaths appointed for their Qualification. Ordered That Letters Testamentary issue thereon accordingly. Wm. Tryon. (Endorsement) Alexr. Duncan's Will. Recorded. This is the Will of Alexander Duncan of Wilmington, merchant at the time of Leaving North Carolina, going for England, which is not to be Opened till Accounts are Certain of his Decease. Copied from Original Will filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. GEORGE DURANT'S WILL. In the name of God Amen, the ninth day of October, 1688. I, George Durant, of the Countie of Albemarle, in the Prov-ince of Carolina, Marriner, being in perfect health and memory, |
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